People who suffer from mental health issues, such as depression, tend to have low self-esteem based on previous studies. Studies have found that music and music-therapy improve self-esteem. However, all of these experiments have been conducted in a controlled environment and none in the context of everyday music. Most people experience variations in self-esteem in the course of their life, especially during their teenage years. Therefore, it would be useful if the finding that music-therapy improves self-esteem is extended to include everyday music.
In this study, we measured if there was a relationship between self-esteem and everyday music. The purpose of this study is to conduct an exploratory research to see if the medicalised results between self-esteem and music can be extended to everyday life. We have conducted our experiment utilizing an online survey, using the Gold MSI questionnaire and the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire. Additionally, the participants were asked to give their “Your Top Songs 2019” playlist on Spotify. We have found that there is a positive relationship between self-esteem and valence.